FBI raids actor's apartment after Pirate Bay uploads

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently raided the apartment of a Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) member suspected of uploading a number of pre-release screeners to the Pirate Bay.

Wes DeSoto - who allegedly uploaded the films using the alias "Mf34inc" - was accused of leaking at least 5 pre-release movies from January 23 - January 29, including The King's Speech, Rabbit Hole, 127 Hours, The Fighter and Black Swan.

In the comments section of The King's Speech, Mf34inc wrote the "torrent is real" and explained the source was an "iTunes SAG HD screener, only available to SAG members."

The FBI was reportedly tipped off by the MPAA's director of content protection Larry Hahn, who told the bureau the above-mentioned films had been uploaded to the 'Bay.

Authorities subsequently identified DeSoto as the prime suspect, due to unique watermarks present on the screeners.

Although DeSoto declined to comment on the raid itself, he did deny any link to the release group "TiMPE," telling Wired he was “a nobody” in the online file sharing world.

"This investigation is excessive and a waste of tax dollars," he added.